News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-10-06
LOCAL NEWS.
M oRRISVILLE,
RELIGIOUS SERVICES

oNsIIERsALIsT CHURCH.-Rev. F. E. Heale7
"stor' services commence at lO.45 A. NJ.
Frank Cram is out again after
run of typhoid fever.
Owing to low water the pulp mill i
being run on short time.
William Wilder and wife. of Waits
neld, were in town last week.
George Robinson and family NOV,
TO Rockville, Conn, this week.
The regular meeting of Capital En-.
glne Co. was held Thursday evening
Rev. w. I'll. Hyde will leave here
soon, going to Florida, for the winter
at least.
L. d. Henesey and family have
moved to the Bugbee house on the
Elmore road.
Bertha Grant and Alma Bugbee are
spending several weeks with friends il
Franklin county.
Remember the operetta at the Towr
Hall this evening and give the little
folks good house.
Quarterly meeting services were
held at the Methodist church here and
at Elmore Sunday.
w. H. Robinson has brown veil, a
dark shawl and a lap-robe left in the
Floral Hall last week.
A tower is being built at the engine
house, TO be used in hanging up
lengths of hose to dry.
Old soldiers should remember the
reunion of the Third Vermont at St.
Johnsbury October u.
A steam pump has been put in to
force water from the river into the
large tank at the depot.
H. A. Slayton & Co. have on the
way 81 cars of goods, 80 cars OF
which are flour and feed.
The shipments at this station Oct.
4, were butter, 450 tubs; eggs Al
cases; weight II, 200 pounds.
Steven Rowell is rusticating for a
few months at the work-house the
cause, intoxication and selling liquor
Work was commenced on Monday
upon the ditch to connect the new
springs with the Morrisville water
works.
The Academy students held the
second lyceum of the fall term on
Friday evening, which was we'll at
tended.
Rev. F. E. Healey will not be alb
sent next Sunday, but will hold ser
vices at the Universalist church at the
usual hour.
Several of the base ball boys went
to Stowe Saturday to witness a game
between the Stowe and Waterbury
Center mines.
A. c. Hill and wife have become
residents of the "'Ville," they having
recently moved into the house with
Mrs. Horace Powers.
Capital Engine Co. No. 5 are re-
quested to meet at the engine house
Friday, October Z, at l o'clock, sharp.
F. B. LIVINGSTON, Foreman.
Rev. George B. Hyde, for two
years missionary in Mexico, came to
town last week ana spoke in the
Methodist chapel Sunday morning.
Mrs. D. L. Eaton and daughter,
Nell, started for Minneapolis Thurs
day night, where they will make their
home for a time. They leave many
friends.
c. A. Spiller and wife have moved
from Mrs. Powers house on Main
street, where they have been for the
past year, to their house tr,s
Brooklyn side.
Major Stafford was made Vice Pres
ident of the association and Chair
man of The Executive Committee at
the reunion of the 18th Vt. at Bur-
lington last week.
Harry E. Cutler, of Mortified. has
purchased F. p. Robinson's photo
graph business, rented his rooms on
Portland street and will commence
business this week.
Granite and wood curbings have
been put in on the south side of MAR
street, and considerable grading has
been done, both in the street anC
walk in front of the Morrisville House
Rev. Geo. B. Hyde will deliver ;
lecture on Mexico and exhibit man,
Indian curiosities illustrating his work
at the chapel Thursday evening a
half past seven. All are invited. Lee
ture free.
At the regular monthly meeting o
the engine company Tuesday night i
was voted to hire rooms in the thirc
story of the Hendee & Fisk buildln:
for place of meeting, and a commit
tee appointed to solicit funds for th'
furnishing of the same.
The citizens of Morrisville gave tn
members of the Morristown team VIII
won the flag at the "tug Of war; las
Thursday, an oyster supper Saturda
evening at Boynton's restaurant. In
boys pulled we'll and earned thei
honors fairly. The members were q
follows: Will Cross, Wesley Demas
A. G. Hammell, V. W. Jewett, Edwi
Boardman, c. E. Burdick, William
Daniels, A. n. St. Louis, Byro
Britch and Fred Boyce. Frank Ker
field being absent, G.. w. Doty acte
as Captain. The boys perfected the
q organization Saturday and voted Il
e flag into the custody of G. w. Dot.
Buy your tickets for the lectu
G course now. The canvassers have on
t been out once or twice and have so
already 125 tickets and a large pa
G of the village remains to be canvasse
When called upon don't figure to s.
o how few tickets you can get alor
= with, but buy enough to 60 aroun
= Remember season tickets are only
: for six concerts and lectures, viii
. the single admissions will be 25 cent
and probably in some cases 30 and
:. cents. Those outside of the villa
. can leave their names and the numb
y of tickets they will take at the Pos
office, or Hendee & Fisk's. All W
~ have purchased tickets and all othe
- interested, are notified to meet at t
20 office of Hendee & Fisk to-morrc
~ Thursday at Z p. m. sharp, when
organization will be perfected al
committees appointed. Let all pt
chase their tickets before this meeti